American Founding Father and politician (1734–1797)
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia
In office 1774–1779
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office 1778–1782
Personal details
Born
(1734-10-14)October 14, 1734 Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony
Died
January 11, 1797(1797-01-11) (aged 62) Menokin Plantation, Richmond County, Virginia
Resting place
Mount Airy, Tayloe Family Estate, Warsaw, Richmond County
Parent(s)
Thomas Lee Hannah Harrison Ludwell
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Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia.[1] As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain. Lee was a delegate to the Virginia Conventions and the Continental Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of Virginia. In addition to his career in politics, Lee owned a tobacco plantation as well as many slaves.[2] He was a member of the Lee family, a prominent Virginian dynasty.
^Bernstein, Richard B. (2009). "Appendix: The Founding Fathers, A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 176–180. ISBN 978-0199832576.
^"Francis Lightfoot Lee". The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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